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What Are The Differences Between Japanese, Chinese, & New Zealand Rules?

I am passionate about, and spend a fair amount of time pursuing, educating brand new players about Go. I also run the New Zealand Tournament Group. As a byproduct of these endeavors, I am regularly asked to comment on the differences between Japanese versus Chinese, and Chinese vs New Zealand rule sets. I have posted this as an easy reference for anyone considering or fielding such questions. Table Of Contents Introduction Japanese vs Chinese: Technical Discussion The Role Of Human Perception T…

Which rule set do you think is better, Chinese or Japanese?

I was just asked this by @GlacialNoivern and found it hard to answer in a tiny pm box. So here’s my answer. Feel free to add your own everyone. If I am sitting down with a friend over the goban with a nice cup of Earl Grey tea (with honey) then I prefer Japanese Rules. In such a situation there is all the time in the world to explore Life&Death scoring problems and so on. Likewise, in any real-life tournament where there is sufficient arbitration available, I prefer Japanese Rules which des…

What are the difference in the rules in custom games ie. Chinese/Japanese/AGA etc

Im sure this has been asked before but Im finding the forum kinda hard to navigate. I’m specifically asking about “rules” drop down menu. Not the timing or the komi settings. So yeah, it doesnt seem to make much difference. What am I missing?

Not an exhaustive list but already some places to read and contribute if you are interested in rules matters, there are much more (search)and it’s even possible to start a new thread.

Please keep the thread on topic here.